[Public-List] Stern Gland Housing Question

[John Birch]

The cutlass housing unscrews off the stern tube, be very careful not to let 
the stern tube rotate or you will be rebedding and realigning the stern tube 
(two person job, one inside anti tube rotation person, one out)

Make sure to pad your pipe wrenches so they don't chew up the soft bronze 
tube and housing

Best

John


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rachel" <penokee at cheqnet.net>
To: "Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all" <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 06, 2010 6:08 PM
Subject: Re: [Public-List] Stern Gland Housing Question


> Michael,
>
> On #221 there was a typical cutless bearing consisting of a metal  outer 
> part with the rubber permanently attached to the inside of it to  make one 
> unit.  I had a 7/8" shaft, and I am 99% sure I installed a  Johnson "Apex" 
> size when I put a new cutless bearing in.  I could  double check that if 
> you want me to, but not right now.
>
> When you say you removed the "stern gland housing," do you mean you 
> removed the whole stern tube fitting?  The fitting I refer to is an 
> somewhat old fashioned (used on wooden boats) fitting that looks like  a 
> diamond shaped piece about the size of a deck of cards on the  outside of 
> the boat, held in by two fasteners, top and bottom.  This  has a stern 
> tube attached and the metal-and-rubber cutless bearing  goes inside of it.
>
> I have photos I'll send you offlist; since your boat is only ten newer 
> than mine was, there is a high likelihood they are the same.
>
> BTW, while you have yours apart, one thing I corrected on mine was  that 
> the inside (the boat) end of the stern tube and the stuffing box  were not 
> the same OD.  So no hose would fit on without the other being  too loose 
> or too tight.  The stuffing box was a hefty bronze casting,  with plenty 
> of extra "beef," so I turned the outside down slightly on  a lathe so that 
> both the stuffing box and stern tube would take the  same hose size.
>
> Rachel
> ex-#221
>
> On Feb 6, 2010, at 3:35 PM, Michael Taylor wrote:
>
>> I've just removed the stern gland housing as I want to replace the 
>> cutlass bearing.  On removal I found there is a bronze bushing  inside 
>> the housing which is either meant to be part of the housing  or part of 
>> the bearing.  I see that you can buy two types of bearing  with or 
>> without a bronze backing for the nitrile rubber.  I am  hoping that the 
>> bearing to go back in is one which has the bronze  bushing as the bushing 
>> I found inside the housing is poor shape.  I  hope though that it can 
>> pressed out easily but it looks like it may  be difficult.
>
>
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